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Carrie’s Behind The Music airs THIS Sunday at 9pm on VH1!
CARRIE UNDERWOOD LAUNCHES 55-CITY NORTH AMERICAN LEG OF “BLOWN AWAY TOUR” THIS FRIDAY
Carrie is donating $1 from each ticket sold on the North American leg of “The Blown Away Tour” to support Red Cross disaster relief. Every year, the American Red Cross prepares for and responds to nearly 70,000 disasters across the United States. This donation will help the Red Cross provide shelter, food, and emotional support for those in need after a disaster. Proceeds from her Canadian concerts will be donated to the Canadian Red Cross.
Carrie’s two previous headline tours, 2008’s“Carnival Ride Tour” and 2010’s “Play On Tour,” performed for a combined total of nearly 250 shows with 2.2 million fans in attendance, and she wrapped both years as the top-ranked female country touring artist.
Blown Away made history thisspring by debuting at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums Chart making Carrie only the second country artist in the 47-year history of the chart to have each of their first four albums debut at No. 1. Blown Away also debuted at No. 1 on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart making Carrie only the second country artist in history to have three consecutive albums debut at No. 1. Blown Away became country’s best-selling digital album debut since 2010. “Good Girl,” her first single from Blown Away, has already achieved the No. 1 slot on both Billboard and Country Aircheck’s country airplay charts and became her 15th No. 1 single. Blown Away’s second single and title track continues to climb the top 10 on the Billboard country airplay chart. This marks Underwood’s 16th single to reach the Top 10, which according to Billboard is the first time a female has ever had theirfirst 16 singles all reach the Top 10 in the tally’s 68-year history.
Since releasing Some Hearts in 2005, Carrie has sold more than 15 million albums with Some Hearts, 2007’s Carnival Ride, and 2009’s Play On making her the best-selling American Idol in the U.S. She’s accumulated 15 No. 1 singles, seven of which she co-wrote, and became the first country artist in history and the only American Idol winner ever to achieve 10 No. 1 singles from their first two albums. She is a five-time Grammy winner, a two-time Academy of Country Music Entertainer of the Year, a three-time Country Music Association and ACM Female Vocalist winner, and a proud member of the Grand Ole Opry.
Carrie will return to co-host the 46th Annual CMA Awards with Brad Paisley on Nov. 1 on the ABC Television Network. Carrie recently received her seventh nomination in the Female Vocalist of The Year category.
Hunter Hayes, the multi-talented writer, musician, producer, and performer, is theonly country artist to play every instrument, write/co-write every song, and co-produce his critically acclaimed self-titled debut album. As both the 2012 CMA and ACM New Artist of the Year nominee, Hunter has been touring and performing live for decades. He has played to sold out venues across the US and Canada on his MOST WANTED headline tour and is currently putting the finishing touches on preparations for touring with Carrie Underwood on her “Blown Away Tour” this fall. The Louisiana native has also shared the stage with Taylor Swift, Rascal Flatts, Keith Urban, Lady Antebellum, Trace Adkins, Brad Paisley, and Hank Williams, Jr. This multi-instrumentalist continues to garner praise from fans and critics alike as he made his world-premiere national television debut on CBS’ Late Show with David Letterman and also performed with The Roots on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and on Good Morning America. His current hit “Wanted” was recently certified Platinum by the RIAA.
Fan Club Pre-Sale Tickets On-Sale Next Week for The Blown Away Tour in Toronto, ON
On Tuesday, September 11th at 10:00 AM EDT, Official Carrie Underwood Fan Club Members will get first pick at tickets for The Blown Away Tour in Toronto, ON!
Note: you may only purchase four pre-sale tickets per leg of the tour.
Please be sure to visit the events page for further instructions on how to purchase your pre-sale tickets to make sure you’re ready before the pre-sale start times listed below. If you’re not already an Official Carrie Underwood Fan Club Member, be sure to visit CarrieUnderwood.fm/join to gain access to these exclusive pre-sales.
Ticketmaster Pre-Sale Starting Tuesday, September 11th at 10AM EDT
The pre-sale below ends on Thursday, September 13th at 9AM EDT. Public on-sale for this date will be on Friday, September 14th at 10AM EDT. Find your pre-sale code on the Events page under “Upcoming Ticketmaster Pre-Sales”.
DATE: December 9
CITY: Toronto, ON
VENUE: The Air Canada Centre
Visit CarrieUnderwood.fm/events for the full Blown Away tour listing.
Audience Casting for VH1 Presents: Carrie Underwood
If you are a HUGE fan of Carrie’s and would like the opportunity to receive complimentary admission to this extremely intimate concert, please reply back to
AudienceCasting@GothamCasting.com. Make sure to put “Carrie Underwood” in the subject line and include the following:
NAME:
AGE (must be at least 18 years old):
PHONE:
CITY/STATE:
RECENT PHOTO:
GUEST NAME, PHOTO & AGE (you may bring ONE guest with you):
Favorite Song of Carrie’s:
Why you are such a fan:
Why should you be in the audience for this event:
The show is taping Thursday, August 16th in NYC. You MUST be in the NYC area to apply for this concert. The time is still TBD, so be sure you will be available ALL DAY before you reply for tickets. These shows do tend to tape in the mid-afternoon. These spots will go FAST, so reply back soon! Upon receiving your email, we will contact you with all of the final details, should you receive admission.
New Official Blown Away Tour Merchandise Now Available
Visit the online store today to check out some stylish new apparel items – the Blown Away Tour t-shirt in indigo blue and the Blown Away Tour babydoll t-shirt in yellow – as well as the Official Blown Away Tour photo and Official Blown Away Tour keyring. Click here to start shopping now!
Enter to Win a Meet & Greet With Carrie at a “Blown Away” Tour Date
Carrie Underwood’s Blown Away Tour is rapidly approaching and we are pleased to announce that we are once again offering Meet & Greet opportunities exclusively to Official Fan Club members!
If you are planning to attend one of Carrie’s Blown Away Tour dates, go to the Events page where you can sign up for the Meet and Greet location of your choice by following the steps listed below:
1) Login to your CarrieUnderwood.fm account
2) Visit the Events page
3) Select “More Info” next to the event that you wish to attend
4) Under Contests, click on “Enter Now” and your name will be will entered into the random draw to get a Meet and Greet
5) Stay tuned to your email inbox to find out if you have been selected to meet Carrie
Please note clicking on the “Enter Now” button also acknowledges that 1) you have purchased tickets 2) will be attending the specified show and that 3) will be able to participate in this event. Entrants MUST have tickets to the show and be current members of the fan club in order to enter the Meet and Greet. Winners may be asked to provide specific ticket information. With limited space, only a select number of lucky winners for each show will be chosen at random to meet Carrie.
All winners will be notified via email and/or a phone call as early a week and a half prior to the show date. The email will included additional details on the event’s location and start time. Winners will be required to reply to their invite confirming that they are indeed still attending the show and understand all the rules.
All Meet and Greets are subject to change and or cancellation. We reserve the right to deny entrance to the Official Carrie Underwood Meet and Greets at any time.
Please bear in mind that the new M&G process will not be implemented for any of the upcoming Australian shows; members can enter the draw for these shows by just RSVPing on the specific event pages.
Fan Club Pre-Sale Tickets On-Sale This Week for Blown Away Tour Dates
On Tuesday, June 19th at 10:00 AM EDT, Official Carrie Underwood Fan Club Members will get first pick at tickets for The Blown Away Tour!
Note: you may only purchase four pre-sale tickets per leg of the tour.
Please be sure to visit the events page for further instructions on how to purchase your pre-sale tickets to make sure you’re ready before the pre-sale start times listed below. If you’re not already an Official Carrie Underwood Fan Club Member, be sure to visit CarrieUnderwood.fm/join to gain access to these exclusive pre-sales.
Ticketmaster Pre-Sale Starting Tuesday, June 19th at 10AM EDT
The pre-sale below ends on Thursday, June 21st at 10PM EDT. Public on-sale for this date will be on Friday, June 22nd at 10AM EDT. Find your Ticketmaster pre-sale code on the Events page under “Upcoming Ticketmaster Pre-Sales”.
DATE: November 25
CITY: Auburn Hills, MI
VENUE: The Palace of Auburn Hills
Visit CarrieUnderwood.fm/events for the full Blown Away tour listing.
Carrie Wins 2 Awards at the CMT Music Awards
Congratulations to Carrie! She won 2 Awards last night at the CMT Music Awards–Video of the Year for “Good Girl” and Collaborative Video of the Year for “Remind Me” with Brad Paisley. Special thanks to all the fans that voted and helped Carrie win these awards!